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Suburban Detroit Democrat launches first TV ad for US House campaign
Democratic candidate for Michigan's 10th Congressional District Christina Hines, center, talks with retired Judge Carl Marlinga and state Senator Veronica Klinefelt at Gather and Grounds in Centerline, Mich., on April 7, 2025. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) WASHINGTON- Democratic U.S. House candidate Christina Hines on Tuesday, Sept. 8, launched her first video ad since winning a competitive primary for a suburban Detroit swing seat in early August.
Nolan Finley: Michigan AG Nessel asks why worry about antisemitism on a doomed planet?
Attorney General Dana Nessel apparently sees President Donald Trump as a larger threat to the world than the forces that would murder Jews and destroy Israel. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) Between the lines of Dana Nessel's baffling remarks to a group of Jewish voters over the weekend is her acknowledgment that Abdul El-Sayed presents a threat to Jews, both in this country and in Israel. And yet she still suggested Jewish Democrats have an obligation to vote for him.
Nolan Finley: Michigan AG Nessel asks why worry about antisemitism on a doomed planet?
Attorney General Dana Nessel apparently sees President Donald Trump as a larger threat to the world than the forces that would murder Jews and destroy Israel. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) Between the lines of Dana Nessel's baffling remarks to a group of Jewish voters over the weekend is her acknowledgment that Abdul El-Sayed presents a threat to Jews, both in this country and in Israel. And yet she still suggested Jewish Democrats have an obligation to vote for him.
Michigan Senate candidate Rogers attends AIPAC fundraisers amid qualms about planned ad blitz
Mike Rogers, Republican senate nominee and other Republicans gather for a unity event at Andiamo restaurant on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Warren, Michigan.
Commentary: AI should be managed like nuclear weapons
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrives at A Celebration of The Barn, a Saline Township Data Center Celebration, Monday, June 1, 2026, in Saline, Michigan. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) Last month, the tech world was shaken by an event that sounded like a science fiction plot: Artificial intelligence agents escaped from their closed testing environment, accessed the open internet and hacked into another company's system without human knowledge.
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Trump's ‘golden age' economy pitch fizzles with US voters
President Donald Trump gives a speech at the GM Proving Grounds on the economy in Milford, Michigan, on July 27, 2026. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) WASHINGTON - For most of his second term, President Donald Trump has been arguing that the "golden age" he promised for America's economy is already here. There's hardly been much evidence that voters agreed.
Michigan gubernatorial candidate John James picks GOP lawmaker to be his running mate
U.S. Congressman John James' election night watch party for Michigan's Republican primary for governor, over businessman Perry Johnson, at the Associated Builders and Contractors of Southeastern Michigan in Sterling Heights, Mich., on Aug. 4, 2026. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) LANSING, Mich. - Republican candidate for governor John James has chosen state Rep.
Republicans to spend $6 million more to help Mike Rogers' Senate campaign
WASHINGTON - A Senate Republican group said Tuesday it's adding $6 million this month to the $45 million it was already planning to spend on Michigan's open U.S. Senate race for a total of $51 million to help GOP nominee Mike Rogers flip the seat from Democratic control.
Mich. Sen. Gary Peters in talks with University of Southern California for possible post-Senate gig
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is sponsoring legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks while in office. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) WASHINGTON - Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters has five months to go on the job working for Michigan citizens, but he's already begun talks with a potential future employer about his next gig.
Fifty-year sentence for youth killer is unconstitutional, Michigan justices rule
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kimberly Thomas wrote the majority opinion in which the high court ruled that a 50-year to 75-year prison sentence for a Detroit teen convicted of second-degree murder is akin to "cruel or unusual punishment" and thus is unconstitutional. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) LANSING, Mich.
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